Uber Hires Tesla Veteran Rebecca Tinucci as Global Head of Sustainability: 5 Things to Know Sustainable Tech Partner

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Uber Technologies has hired former Tesla Supercharger network executive Rebecca Tinucci as global head of sustainability, she confirmed in a LinkedIn post.

Here are five things to know about Tinucci’s executive experience, and Uber’s sustainability strategy.

1. Business Scope and Scale: Uber, founded in 2010, is based in San Francisco, California. The global transportation company that specializes in ride sharing, courier services, food delivery and freight transport services. Annual revenues were $37.3 billion in 2023, up from $31.9 billion in 2022.

2. Sustainability Strategy: Uber is striving to become a “zero-emission mobility platform” by 2040. That essentially means 100% of rides and deliveries globally will involve “zero-emission vehicles or through micromobility or public transit,” the company asserts.

3. Executive Experience: Tinucci previously was senior director of Tesla’s charging infrastructure. She was responsible for managing Tesla’s global, charging-related business units including the company’s Supercharging and Destination Charging businesses, as well as Charging equipment sales units, her LinkedIn bio states. The position involved managing a team of 500+ employees. Tinucci exited Tesla in May 2024 when CEO Elon Musk shook up the electric vehicle (EV) company — including the charging network team.

4. Role at Uber: Tinucci will start on September 16, 2024 as global head of sustainability, Bloomberg News reported. She will report to Andrew Macdonald, the top executive in charge of the company’s ride-hailing business, the report said.

Andrew Macdonald, senior VP, mobility and business operations, Uber Technologies

5. Executive Perspectives: In a LinkedIn post about joining Uber, Tinucci wrote: “Shouting from the rooftops today – I’m joining Uber as Head of Sustainability.

After many conversations with great people about my next steps, I was still struggling on where to land and how to be truly impactful. Then, Andrew Macdonald emailed me about joining Uber.

Three tenets have always carried me: